Special Report Transcript Episode 51, Section 4, Time 21:03

‘Report by Rene Schiebe’ // December 16th 1993. The 32nd anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, a historic day as the army’s about to be disbanded and become part of the new National Defence Force in a democratic South Africa. For these men and women it’s a day of achievement and celebration, but many of their comrades who fought and trained with them in the ANC camps did not return home. Some were killed by the South African security forces. Many died or disappeared at ANC camps or places of detention. The families of a number of former MK soldiers are still waiting to hear if their sons and daughters are dead or alive. Three such families this week turned to the Truth Commission in Mpumalanga in a final attempt to try and discover what really happened to their loved ones. Nokuthula Simelane disappeared in September 1983 just a few days before her 24th birthday and her graduation ceremony in Swaziland. Her parents believe she was on an MK mission in Johannesburg at the time of her disappearance.

Notes: MK’s 32nd anniversary